A coalition that includes officials from the University of Wisconsin and county governments will host a presentation on Wednesday in Sparta in which the ins and outs of a new law affecting farm equipment will be discussed.

After hosting nearly two-dozen “tax reform roundtables” throughout the state, Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and Revenue Secretary Richard Chandler have released a report that makes no recommendations on how to change the state's tax code.

In a recent cover story for Rolling Stone magazine, journalist Matt Taibbi writes how the Eric Garner case in Staten Island, N.Y., perfectly symbolizes how the police suddenly have a legitimacy problem in this country, and it largely stems from a style of law enforcement that is consistently antagonistic towards people of color.

In the article, "The Police in America Are Becoming Illegitimate," Taibbi wrote the problem is underscored by a justice system that doesn't penalize the white-collar crimes that occur daily in Manhattan, and the abandonment of politicians in both parties who aren’t pressing...

Bayfield County is looking into the possibility of permitting its first-ever CAFO, a large-scale hog farm that would be located near Lake Superior. The county, while it has yet to receive an application for the project, is determining what sort of oversight may be necessary for such an operation.